Credit Card Thief Racks Up $9,000 Apple Store Bill: Cops

QUINCY, MA — A person at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy is the victim of what police are calling a professional thief.

On Nov. 13, a member of the YMCA put his wallet in a locker in the men’s locker room and secured it with a padlock. A few hours later, he unlocked his locker and went home. Later that night, at about 10 p.m., he received a call from Discover Card security stating that there were irregular charges on his card, according to the Quincy police department.

He denied making any purchases and said he had his card with him in his wallet. But when he checked it out further, he learned that two credit cards and cash were missing. Police say the card was used at the Apple Store in Dedham at about 8:00 p.m. that night, along with other stores. The charge from the Apple Store alone was $9,000, police said.

The victim told police he saw three men in the locker room but did not witness them doing anything wrong. The victim examined his padlock and noticed minor scratches on it, but it was still functional. The victim then contacted a friend who was in the locker room at about the same time and learned that his padlock had also been damaged and his keys taken from his locked locker. The second victim said the thief or thieves entered his vehicle, which was parked on Coddington Street, most likely by using the remote on his keys to locate it. The vehicle was not taken.

The lock was opened and then reclosed. With minor damage, the thief would have time to use the victim’s credit card and the credit card company would most likely learn about the crime before the victim.

Information and photo via Quincy Police Department